Mrs. Batson was the former owner and operator of Peninsula Catering Service. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. For 35 years, she served as a volunteer with Shelton Home Auxiliary.

She was the widow of Frederick Hal Batson. She is survived by two daughters, Jean Landgraf of Sillsbee, Texas, and Mary Callahan of Columbia, S.C.; two sons, Patrick Holly Batson of Tucson, Ariz., and John Graham of Durham, N.C.; 13 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Peninsula Funeral Home by the Rev. Michael D. McCarron. Burial will follow in

Peninsula Memorial Park.

LARRY L. BELL

NEWPORT NEWS - Larry L. Bell, 36, departed this life May 31, 1996.

He is survived by his wife, Vera Bell; one daughter, LaShay Bell; one son, Montrey Bell; and his parents, Carl Bell Sr. and Bertha Bell, all of Newport News; paternal grandmother, Lizzie Bell King of Greenville, N.C.; two brothers, Carl Bell Jr. and Clifton Bell of Newport News; two sisters, Adal Bell of Newport News and Dosie Bell of Greenville, N.C.; numerous uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and relatives.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Miracle Temple Baptist Church, 617 32nd St., Newport News, Va., with the Rev. F.M. Blackwell officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Arrangements by Franklin Funeral Home.

STANLEY E. CARTER

REMLIK - Stanley E. Carter, 65, died June 3, 1996, in Gloucester. He was bornNov. 12, 1930, in Mathews.

He had been a resident of Middlesex for many years. He was a retired employee of Shores and Ruark Seafood.

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine; one son, Randolph Carter of Remlik; and two daughters, Pamela C. Page of Urbanna and Michele C. Marsh of Hayes.

Services will be held Saturday, June 8, at 2 p.m. at Lebanon Baptist Church of Urbanna. Burial in Hamstead Cemetery. The remains will be placed in church by 12:30 p.m. and the family will assemble at the residence at 1:15 p.m.

NEWPORT NEWS - Dr. William Lee Davis, 90, died Wednesday, June 5, 1996. He was a native of Norfolk.

He attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1940. After completing his internship at Charleston General Hospital in Charleston, W.Va., Dr. Davis was in general practice in Virginia Beach for two years. He then became a resident in obstetrics and gynecology at Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital in Jersey City, N.J.

Upon completion of his residency in 1947, Dr. Davis entered into the practice Of obstetrics and gynecology in Newport News. He retired from private practice in 1972. From 1974 to 1980, he was associated as a gynecologist with the OB/GYN Clinic, 1st Medical Group, Langley Air Force Base. Dr. Davis was the first chief of staff at Riverside Regional Medical Center. He also served as consultant on obstetrics at McDonald Army Community Hospital at Fort Eustis.

He was a past president of the Virginia State Obstetric and Gynecology Society and a diplomat of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, as well as a member of various other medical societies. He was a member of Hidenwood Presbyterian Church and a past member of the James River Country Club and the Hampton Yacht Club.

Dr. Davis is survived by his wife, Helen Jones Davis of Newport News; a daughter, Susan Davis Wilmoth of Newport News; a sister, Maude Davis Philhower of Williamsburg; a brother, Russell Burnley Davis of Virginia Beach; and two grandsons.

The family will receive friends Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Hidenwood Presbyterian Church.

Memorials may be made to the U.Va. Fund, P.O. Box 3446, Charlottesville, Va. 22903, for the benefit of the medical school.

ROBERT C. EDWARDS

NEWPORT NEWS - Robert C. Edwards, 54, retired from the U.S. Navy, died Tuesday, June 4, 1996. He was a native of Harrisburg, Pa., and had been a Peninsula resident since 1976.

Mr. Edwards was a Navy veteran, having served in the Vietnam War. He retired from the Navy in 1978 after 20 years of service. He was a member of North Riverside Baptist Church and a member of Family and Friends Against Crimes Today. At the time of his death, he was employed by Old Dominion Security as a security officer at CEBAF.